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CALIFORNIA HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY COMMUNITY SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM SECOND FUNDING ROUND APPLICATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WEBINAR OCTOBER 30, 2019

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FRANK MOORE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROLYN ABOUBECHARA PROGRAM MANAGER SONDRA JACOBS PROGRAM ANALYSTS CORY MOUHASSEB, EMAN HARIRI, AND KRISTINA SHEEHAN

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AGENDA FOR TODAY  GENERAL INFORMATION  HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION  WHAT MAKES A GOOD APPLICATION  TOOLS AND RESOURCES  NEXT STEPS  QUESTIONS  CONTACT INFORMATION 4

GENERAL INFORMATION  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES  APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY  ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS  GRANT AMOUNTS  ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS  HOW TO SUBMIT  ITEMS TO NOTE

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES  Senate Bill 843, Sec 52 (2016) intends to expand community alternatives to jail and prison through establishing a one-time competitive grant program, the Community Services Infrastructure (“CSI”) Grant Program  $65,813,000 is available to fund CSI Projects and in the first funding round, $18,190,823.55 was awarded  In June 2019, a second funding round was opened with approximately $47,600,000 remaining to fund CSI Grant Projects 6

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES 7  Target Population Justice Involved Individuals with mental health illness, substance use disorders, or who suffer from trauma  Key Objectives Create or expand mental health treatment, substance use • disorder treatment, and trauma-centered service facilities in local communities Reduce the need for mental health treatment, substance • use disorder treatment, and trauma-centered services in jails/prisons Expand access to jail/prison diversion programs and • services in jails/prisons 7

APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY The following are eligible to apply for the CSI Grant Program: • A County • Counties Applying Jointly Section 7414: Eligibility 8

ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS SB 843 does not restrict the types of Programs eligible for Grant funding. Programs must: • Divert Justice Involved Individuals from jails/prisons and • Provide mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, and/or trauma-centered services 9

ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS Programs that address Intercepts 1 through 3 of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Sequential Intercept Model are eligible under the CSI Grant Program. www.SAMHSA.gov 10

GRANT AMOUNTS  In the first funding round, applicants were restricted to the maximum grant amounts per county population.  Remaining funds after the first funding round are available in subsequent funding rounds without county maximums. Awards shall be granted on a statewide competitive basis. THERE ARE NO MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS IN THE 2 ND FUNDING ROUND Section 7418: Maximum Grant Amounts 11

ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS  Facility Acquisition  Renovations • Includes project planning or project management, appraisals, inspections, pre-renovation costs (such as permit fees, surveying, architectural, and engineering fees) and hardscaping and/or landscaping (no more than 5% of total grant funding)  Furnishings/Equipment  Information Technology • Hardware and software (no more than 3% of total grant funding, may request more with written justification)  3 months of program start-up or expansion costs • Training, personnel salaries, and benefits Section 7415: Eligible Project Costs 12

HOW TO SUBMIT How to Where to submit What to submit submit California Health Facilities Financing Authority 1 original & 2 Mail or In Community Services Infrastructure Grant copies of completed Person Program application 915 Capitol Mall, Suite 435 Sacramento, California 95814 1 PDF attachment Email chffa@treasurer.ca.gov of completed application • The Authority is not responsible for email transmittal delays or failures of any kind • Incomplete and late applications will not be accepted for review 13 Section 7416: Grant Application

ITEMS TO NOTE  Applications are due no later than 5:00 pm on December 2, 2019  One Application shall be submitted per Project site  If a Project includes multiple Program components, only a single Application is required  Applications with multiple Applicants shall designate one of the applicants as the Lead Grantee  Projects must be completed and operational by June 30, 2022 14

HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION  APPLICATION SECTIONS 1-5  NARRATIVE REQUIREMENTS  EVALUATION CRITERIA  ATTACHMENTS A-C

APPLICATION SECTIONS 1-5  Section 1: Summary Information  Section 2: Additional Applicants and Service Providers  Section 3: Summary of Funding Requested  Section 4: County Grant Amounts Worksheet  Section 5: Sources and Uses 16

Grant amount Requested A Project may contain multiple Programs Eligible Project costs are listed in Section 7415 (a)(1)-(a)(5) of the regulations 17

First portion applies to Counties Applying Jointly. If selected, the second portion applies to the service provider(s) specified in Evaluation Criteria 4 (c). 18

Section 3. SUMMARY OF FUNDING REQUESTED Break down the requested CHFFA funding for each eligible cost category 19

Lead Grantee will be listed first, along with the amount of funding being requested When applying jointly, the Co- Applicant(s) will be listed under the Lead Grantee, as well as their desired funding amounts 20

The total uses must not exceed the total of all available funding sources 21

NARRATIVE REQUIREMENTS The narrative portion of Application must satisfy the following requirements: • Maximum of 20 pages • 12 point, Arial or Times New Roman font • 1” margins 22

EVALUATION CRITERIA 1. Project increases or expands access to and capacity for eligible community based treatment and service programs that offer relevant alternatives to incarceration – Maximum 25 points 2. Application demonstrates clear plan for a continuum of care and for collaboration , integration, and linkage with other departments or agencies – Maximum 15 points 3. Application identifies key outcomes and a plan for measuring them – Maximum 10 points 4. Project is, or will be, Ready , Feasible , and Sustainable – Maximum 50 points Section 7419: Evaluation Criteria 23

EVALUATION CRITERIA 1 Project increases or expands access to and capacity for community mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, and/or trauma-centered services that offer relevant alternatives to incarceration – Maximum 25 points • Project proposes new or expanded treatment and/or service facilities and identifies the Target Population(s) to be served such as Justice-Involved Individuals, who have mental illness, substance use disorder, or who are victims of trauma – Maximum 7 points • Project meets the community need – Maximum 6 points • Increases capacity for community based Jail Diversion Program(s) – Maximum 6 points • Describes existing or proposed Jail Diversion plan, including intercepts – Maximum 6 points Section 7419(a)(1) 24

EVALUATION CRITERIA 2 Application demonstrates clear plan for a continuum of care; and for collaboration , integration, and linkage with law enforcement, judicial systems, public health systems, behavioral health services, and social services – Maximum 15 points  Fits within the continuum of care – Maximum 4 points • Shortcomings • Improvement  How Target Population(s) will be retained in treatment and discharge plan, including care received once discharged from the program - Maximum 4 points Section 7419(a)(2) 25

EVALUATION CRITERIA 2 (continued)  Working relationships with Related Supports that enhance and expand community collaboration – Maximum 4 points • Expedite access • Improve wellness  Identification of working relationships, supported by letters or Memoranda of Understanding from Related Supports identifying collaborative efforts – Maximum 3 points • Counties Applying Jointly shall provide evidence or a plan in place showing collaboration between counties for treatment and/or services across county lines 26

EVALUATION CRITERIA 3 Application identifies key outcomes and a plan for measuring them – Maximum 10 points  Provide methodology, timeline, and assignment of responsibility to measure and demonstrate outcomes of the Program, including: • Reduced number of individuals in jails and/or prisons, and reduced need for treatment and/or services in jails and/or prisons – Maximum 2 points • Individuals within the Target Populations(s) who utilize treatment and/or services – Maximum 2 points • Individuals who complete treatment and/or services – Maximum 2 points Section 7419(a)(3) 27